Larry Grant of Pearl and his wife Twylla fought the city of Pearl over eminent domain involving land that included his plumbing business at 895 N. Bierdeman Road.

Written by

Gary Pettus

In November, Mississippi voters showed their distaste for eminent domain by approving Initiative 31, a constitutional amendment that, nonetheless, won't prevent a public road from slicing through their front yard.

In fact, there is much about the process of eminent domain the new law did not change in Mississippi, and what it did change is debatable.

The initiative, now an amendment to the state's constitution, prevents the taking of private land for private development. ...